Oyebode will be replacing Mrs Awawu Asindemade, who was made Iyaloja General, the female head of all traders in the state, during the reign of ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola.
A statement by Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor, described the new Iyaloja General as “a strong leader of business women” in Osun state.
The governor said Mary has contributed immensely to the growth and development of commerce.
“We approve her appointment with all sense of responsibility and confidence in her ability to pilot the affairs of women in commerce for the collective prosperity of Osun state,” the statement read.
But while reacting to government’s decision to remove her, Asindemade said she could not be removed, since the group was a Non Governmental Organisation that she founded.
She said, “They only removed themselves and not me, I am not bothered by that development, because they can’t stop me from being the Iyaloja General, rather the one appointed as the new Iyaloja General is for the PDP.
“I am still the Iyaloja General in Osun, while the new appointee is PDP’s Iyaloja General. It is no problem if the government decides not to relate with us, we have a government at the federal level.
“My position as Iyaloja General is not for a specific tenure. The government has no power to remove Iyaloja General. Our group is a Non-governmental Organization. I was the one that founded it.”
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